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Parish church of St James with chancel

Geistthal-Södingberg

The parish church of St James is visited by many pilgrims who walk the West Styrian Way of St James.

The history of St James' Church dates back to the middle of the 13th century. This Gothic building is surrounded by a walled cemetery.

The charnel house, which is located directly next to the church, was restored in 2007 and now serves as a chapel of rest. This ossuary is a romantic two-storey round building. Baroque wall paintings were also discovered in this building during the restoration work.

Incidentally, the parish and the municipality have different spellings of the place name. While the municipality of Geistthal uses the variant with a silent h, the parish of Geisttal dispenses with this consonant.

Contact

Pfarrkirche Heiliger Jakob
Geistthal 1
8153 Geistthal-Södingberg

What the weather will be like

Geistthal-Södingberg (391m)

Morning
slightly cloudy
15°C
0%
0 km/h
Noon
cloudy
19°C
80%
5 km/h
Night
rainy
15°C
85%
5 km/h
Early morning sunshine, soon followed by showers and finally thunderstorms.
Morning
cloudy
14°C
60%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
18°C
55%
5 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
16°C
35%
5 km/h
Rather cloudy in the morning, then sunny spells will develop gradually.
04.08.2025
slightly cloudy
11°C 22°C
05.08.2025
slightly cloudy
12°C 26°C
06.08.2025
very sunny
14°C 24°C